There are over 130 Green Party officeholders in local government across the country, including 40 in California. Panelists will include Gayle McLaughlin, Mayor of Richmond – the highest elected Green in California, as well as Bruce Delgado, Mayor of Marina, Renée Goddard, Fairfax Town Council, and Jesse Townley, Berkeley Rent Board Commissioner.

The “Greens in Government” panel is being organized as a part of the Green Party of California General Assembly, which will also take place in Napa on June 22nd and 23rd. The General Assembly consists of Green Party delegates from counties throughout California and is the highest decision-making body within the Green Party of California. Continue Reading →

Twenty-two California Greens ran in November 6th elections. Eight were elected, including all five incumbents seeking re-election and three first-time candidates.

Among those elected were a Green Mayor, four School Board members, two Water District members and a Fire Protection District board member (in a non-incorporated area where the Fire District serves as a de facto City Council regarding approving development).

The eight California Greens elected on November 6th follow seven others who were elected in municipal elections in August, September and October, for a total of 15 California Greens elected in 2012.

Kimberly Ann Petersen, Trustee, Board of Education, Geyserville Unified School District (Sonoma County)
2 candidates for three seats (not on ballot, declared elected because race not contested) ELECTED

WASHINGTON, DC — Six Green mayors have signed on to a joint letter to President Obama from more than 100 mayors expressing grave concerns about the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline.

The mayors, representing communities across the US, voiced relief at President Obama’s decision to postpone the decision, as well as hope that the permit for the pipeline will be rejected when it comes up for review after the presidential election.

In a big victory for California Greens, Gayle McLaughlin was re-elected as mayor of Richmond, CA, with 40% of the vote in a 3-way race. Richmond, a Bay Area city with a population of over 100,000, remains the largest US city with a Green Party mayor.

In Mendocino County, former congressman and Voice Of The Environment executive director Dan Hamburg won a hotly contested race for 5th District Supervisor with 55.3% of the vote.

In Monterey County, Bruce Delgado was re-elected as mayor of Marina with 57% of the vote.